Moist and delicious strawberry rhubarb muffins with a sweet and crunch streusel topping is the perfect way to use up rhubarb from the garden or farmer's market! Growing up my parents had a small patch of rhubarb on our property. They would make some kind of warm stewed rhubarb dish with it that always made my brother and I pucker up with the funniest faces! While the memories are always good for a laugh, these days the my favourite way to use rhubarb is in … [Read more...]
Gingerbread Muffins for the Holidays
Gingerbread muffins are the perfect snack for the Christmas holidays! "Mom! These taste just like a gingerbread house, but soft!" exclaimed my son. Let's face it, gingerbread houses are fun to build but trying to eat that dry, brittle cookie is a trip to the dentist waiting to happen. These soft and warm gingerbread muffins are the best of the holiday flavour with the added bonus of actually being easy to eat! Gingerbread … [Read more...]
Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins
Fresh baked Oatmeal Blueberry Muffins are best served warm with a cold glass of milk There's something comforting about a classic. Think chicken soup, a hearty stew, blueberry muffins like grandma used to bake.... foods that feel like a warm hug. My boys love muffins like nobody's business and they are not too picky about flavour. Pumpkin Cream Cheese, Chocolate Zucchini, Reese's Monkey Muffins are favourites, but sometimes a simple classic like Oatmeal Blueberry … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins are the perfect fall treat, with a delicious pumpkin spice base and a sweet cream cheese swirl. We've been baking a lot with pumpkin this fall, it started early in September with a healthy Pumpkin Zucchini Bread and then some delicious Pumpkin Waffles. October rolled in with Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Donuts and then the Pumpkin Pie to end all Pumpkin Pies for Thanksgiving, but we weren't done yet. Not quite 'pumpkined out' … [Read more...]
Banana Muffins with a Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl
One of our very favourite muffin recipes is Banana Oatmeal with Chocolate Chips of course, because my muffin monsters love all things chocolate. Recently I decided to update our tried and true recipe for a bit of fun with some Reese's Spreads. You can't go wrong with Reese's! Reese's Monkey Muffins Reese's Monkey Muffins are banana muffins with a chocolate and peanut butter swirl! Ingredients 1½ cups all-purpose flour 1 cup quick oats ½ cup white sugar 2 teaspoons … [Read more...]
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Soft, moist and delicious Chocolate Banana Muffin recipe, perfect for using up those ripe bananas! If you are a regular visitor to Mom vs the Boys, you already know my love for baking! It's been one of my favourite activities to do with the boys since they were babies, and sometimes I sneak it in while they are at school for a little 'me time'! Baking just got a whole lot better with the arrival of this stylish new products from Trudeau! Trudeau is bringing … [Read more...]